The Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation announces more than half a million dollars in grants

Thirty-eight nonprofit organizations serving Rock Island and Scott Counties in the Quad Cities have been awarded more than $500,000 in funding from the Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. More than $150,000 in additional funds will be awarded through renewable grants in 2019.

The Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund carries out the legacy of Helpenstell and her passion for youth development, health, community development, cultural activities and education. Since 2005, the fund has directed more than $6.6 million to nonprofit organizations in the Quad Cities area, where Helpenstell lived, worked, and volunteered.

The grants support the core operating and program costs of nonprofit organizations, providing the best opportunity for them to be flexible and responsive to opportunities and needs in the Quad Cities. “Amy’s passion for the community shows in every one of these grants,” said Kelly Thompson, vice president of grantmaking and community initiatives at the Community Foundation. “Our community honors her memory through the good work that is happening through this funding.”

The following organizations received funding for 2018. An * denotes a grant that will be paid over the course of two years, half in 2018 and half in 2019: